Rhode Island Theater Reviews

BWW Review: Something Truly Wonderful - THE KING AND I National Tour Debuts at PPAC

by Veronica Bruscini — November 3, 2016

The much-acclaimed Lincoln Center staging of THE KING AND I celebrates a triumphant start to its national tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center.

BWW Review: FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIRE DE LUNE at 2nd Story Theatre

by Larry O'Brien — October 28, 2016

First of all, I was supposed to write a review last month of Charles Morey's adaptation THE LADIES MAN by Georges Feydeau.

BWW Review: Granite's YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Brings the Peanuts Gang to South County

by Veronica Bruscini — October 15, 2016

A 'good grief!' or two will ring out in Westerly this month as the Granite Theatre welcomes the smash musical hit YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN to its stage.

BWW Review: Rhode Island Stage Ensemble on the Case in THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

by Veronica Bruscini — October 15, 2016

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, one of the most popular and mysterious incidents in Holmes' famed casebook, is an ideally atmospheric selection to stage just as dark, chilly autumn evenings settle in over New England.

BWW Review: Complicated APPROPRIATE at Trinity Rep

by Andria Tieman — October 11, 2016

APPROPRIATE is a show that manages to be both genuinely funny, but also somewhat hard to watch.

BWW Review: Heartwarming BILLY ELLIOT at Ocean State Theatre Company

by Andria Tieman — October 11, 2016

BILLY ELLIOT, the musical based on the movie of the same name, follows the development of a dance prodigy in Northern England during the 1984 miner's strike.

BWW Review: The Gamm's Ambitious but Inconsistent ARCADIA

by Andria Tieman — September 26, 2016

Arcadia is considered by many to be one of the best plays in the English language and it manages to walk the line between humor and tragedy very well all while maintaining delightful and rapid reversals of fortune punctuated by moments of real insight.

BWW Review: Wicked Good WICKED at PPAC

by Andria Tieman — September 23, 2016

The musical WICKED is officially 12 years old, but it isn't showing its age in the slightest.

BWW Review: Wilbury Group Starts the Season With Exciting UI [OO-EY]

by Robert Barossi — September 20, 2016

There is a current trend in Hollywood to combine movies in a way that creates a 'cinematic universe.

BWW Review: Thrilling BEOWULF: A THOUSAND YEARS OF BAGGAGE

by Andria Tieman — September 13, 2016

The thought of seeing a dramatic version of the epic poem Beowulf may make many people cringingly remember the sweaty days of undergrad and trying to parse meaning out of Olde English while being lorded over by a condescending professor and at least one overly enthusiastic classmate who won't shut u

BWW Review: Renaissance City Theatre Brews Strong BLACK COFFEE at the Granite

by Veronica Bruscini — September 10, 2016

Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's most celebrated sleuth, is on the case at Westerly's historic Granite Theatre.

BWW Review: Heavenly SISTER ACT at Theatre By The Sea

by Andria Tieman — August 22, 2016

Theatre By The Sea finished out an exceptional season with a heart-warming, hilarious and perfectly executed SISTER ACT.

BWW Review: Sidesplitting THE BOYS OF ST. MATTHEW'S PRESENT LES LIAISONES DANGEREUSES

by Andria Tieman — August 9, 2016

After last year's uproarious The Boys of St.

BWW Reviews: THE SUNSHINE BOYS at 2ND STORY THEATRE

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BWW Review: DAMN YANKEES at Ocean State Theater Company Lose Some But Winsome

by Larry O'Brien — July 11, 2016

Ocean State Theater Company (OSTC) opens its summer season with the 1955 Tony Award winning musical, DAMN YANKEES.

BWW Review: Deliciously Naughty THE BEDROOM PLAYS

by Andria Tieman — July 11, 2016

The first offering in Epic Theatre Company's Summer of Sex is a hilarious, unexpectedly touching and no holds barred original production called THE BEDROOM PLAYS.

BWW Review: HAROLD AND MAUDE at 2ND STORY THEATRE - Flower Power Lives!

by Larry O'Brien — July 5, 2016

In keeping with Artistic Director Ed Shea's avowed goal of staging less cynical plays, 2nd Story Theatre in Warren is offering the stage version of the 1971 cult film classic HAROLD AND MAUDE by Colin Higgins, who wrote both the screenplay and this stage version, If you have never seen the film vers

BWW Review: Classic, Fantastic WEST SIDE STORY

by Andria Tieman — June 28, 2016

WEST SIDE STORY, the classic retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in New York City places our star-crossed lovers on either side of a turf war between rival gangs.

BWW Reviews: TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE at 2ND STORY THEATRE - One from the Heart

by Larry O'Brien — June 17, 2016

Either late last winter or early spring, 2nd Story theatre's Artistic Director, Ed Shea, announced that he was looking for less cynicism and revamped the schedule.

Summer Stages 2016: Rhode Island Summer Events

by Veronica Bruscini — June 10, 2016

Rhode Island theaters are gearing up for another sizzling summer season.

BWW Review: BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at Theatre By The Sea

by Larry O'Brien — June 6, 2016

Theatre By the Sea (TBTS) in Wakefield, RI (I would have thought Matunuck) opens its season with a rousing version of BUDDY-THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, a jukebox musical in two acts with a book written by Alan Janes, and music and lyrics by a variety of songwriters, mostly of course, Buddy Holly.

BULLETS OVER BROADWAY Brings Campy, Madcap Fun to PPAC

by Robert Barossi — June 2, 2016

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BWW Review: Wilbury Theatre Group's Meandering JERUSALEM

by Andria Tieman — May 24, 2016

Wilbury Theatre Group closes out their 2015-2016 season with JERUSALEM by Jez Butterworth.

BWW Review: Counter-Productions Theatre Group's World Premiere of KILL THE VIRGIN is Sexy and Smart

by Andria Tieman — May 16, 2016

KILL THE VIRGIN, the latest offering by playwright Kevin Broccoli and produced by Counter-Productions Theatre Company is a cheeky and self-aware look at the cliches in horror movies.

BWW Review: Epic Theatre's Perfectly Twisted TOTAL STRANGERS

by Andria Tieman — May 16, 2016

Based on the classic novel Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith, Epic Theatre's page to stage season re-write imagines a deftly wrought twist both in the gender of the protagonist and antagonist as well as almost everything else that happens.